American Jailed in Russia Goes on Hunger Strike, Family Says
- Prison service says ex-marine is still taking food as usual
- U.S. efforts to free Reed, other American have stalled
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A former U.S. marine imprisoned in Russia has gone on hunger strike to protest his conditions in jail, his family said. Prison officials denied that.
Trevor Reed, 30, who’s serving nine years after being found guilty last year of assaulting two police officers, is being held in a small room with a hole in the floor for a toilet, an emailed statement from his family said. He’s not been permitted to speak to his parents for almost four months and isn’t allowed to receive books, letters or any supplies or to communicate with the U.S. Embassy, it added.